Writer-director Barry Jenkins
adapts James Baldwin’s novel IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, which
focuses on a young couple in love and expecting a child. KiKi Layne
and Stephan James star as the lovers who are torn apart when he is
accused of a crime and imprisoned while their families try to prove
his innocence.

Alfonso Cuarón’s
semi-autobiographical ROMA lovingly observes a maid who cares for a
middle class family in Mexico City in the early 1970s.

About the Podcast

Film critics Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff, formerly of the long-running TV show NOW PLAYING, get wrapped up in the journey into cinema with FILMBOUND. Each episode features their film discussions focusing on current releases, with additional time devoted to recommendations of new and old titles and conversations about hot topics in the world of cinema.